Attachment for pool-tables



l. H. McCOOL.

ATTACHMENT FOR POOL TABLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5. 1920.

1,386,577. Patented Aug. 2,1921.

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ATTACHMENT FOR FOOL TABLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5.1920,.

1,386,577. Patfinted Aug. 2,1921.

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1 ,386,577; j l i Application fi led Junefiy T i i tr my o crh I I a 'itknO'wnthat I, J' 'Mns HJLICCOOL, a citizen of the Unite d' States, residing at in the county fof Ellsworth and Ellsworth,

:7 State ofllansas', have invented new and useful" Improvements in Attachments for P001 Tables ,'of which the following is a specification.

I a The present invention has reference to an l att achn 'entjfor pool ior billiard tables.

' The object of the invention isfto provide a a pool oribilliard table with permanently fixed troughs. or racksI-whiclrar'e -designed to receivej therein; the playing balls, after the same have been shotinto and removed from the ,pocfketsi offthe table, while -means is providedbetween the racks for permitting the gravitatingr of the balls through the racks, as well as for receiving: said balls 2 when the latter are to be again placed on the table in playing position. 1

A further objectisto produce apool table attachment in 'the nature of i x may be either attached to the end orthe side 7 ing ends of which are spaced of the table, and which "includes opposed downwardly inclinedmembers, the confrontand open, but are normally closed by a swinging gate, the latter being in normal closed position by the weight thereof, and which, when swung to open position will permit the balls rolling through the racks and being received by the attendant for arrangement in playing po sition on the table. 7 l

A still further object of the invention is the provision on a pool table of oppositely arranged downwardly inclined racks, which are preferably in the nature of spaced wire rods having ring members connected to the ends thereof, the said ring members being supported from the under face of the pool table, and the confronting open ends of the opposed'sleeves on the troughs being controlled by a swinging gate which may permit of the delivery of theballs from the troughs into a triangular rack of a special construction that is supported on a bracket or the like directly below the troughs.

The foregoing objects, and others which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative arrangement of parts, such as is illustrated by the drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective 5' Specification of Letters Patent."

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Patented Aug. 2, 1921. 1920. Seria1 No.-386,795.

view a pool table provided with m improvement.

ig. 2 is asimilar view but showing the swinging 'member or gate between the troughs .open and the racking frame in a position to receivethe balls.

3 is a sectional view approximately onthe line 3'3- of Fig. 1. V

Fig.. 4 is a. sectional view approximately 011 the line 4-i of Fig.2;

' Fig. 5'is aperspective view of the triangular rack. I

Fig. 6 is' an approximately central vertical longitudinal sectional view therethrough.

portion of apool or billard table is indicated bythe numeral: 1 in the'drawings.

y improved rack is preferably attached to one end of the table, the samebeing of a length. approximately equaling the distance between the legs at the end of the table. The improvement is in the nature of oppositely arranged downwardly inclined superimposed racks which include outer end'plates 2, that are preferably in the nature of connected ringsjeach of which has its upper edge provided with a flange 3 apertured toreceive a screw or other'securing element that enters the bottom of the table 1. In addition to this other flanges may be provided that receive therethrough securing elements that enter the legs of the table. The inner members of the troughs are in the nature of connected rings 4. The upper rings 4 have upstanding extensions 5 which have a connecting bar 6 that may be secured to the under face of the table. To the bar 6 is hingedly secured a substantially U-shaped gate 10 which when in normal vertical position closes the rings. The body of each of the troughs is made up of oppositely disposed rods 8, which provide the sides of the racks, and a concaved bottom 8. The rods and concaved base portions are, of course, connected to the ring members that form the ends of the racks. Each rack is thus provided with an open top and each rack is arranged at a downward inclination from its outer to its inner end. Therefore, the balls placed in the racks will gravitate to ward the confronting ends of the opposed racks that are normally closed by the swinging gate. The concaved bottom portions 8' of-the racks rest on the lower rounded walls provided by the inner peripheries of the connected rings 4, and the opening through the rings is of a size to permit of the balls freely traveling therethrou'ghQ ing gate 10, when in normal vertical posi I tion, contacts. with lugs'13 at the pointsof 2 ceive' the ballsfrom the troughs} The .rack has one of its sides provided with a longitudinal opening 16 which isin alinement with longitudinal grooves 011 the inner face of the remaining sides of the rack. These grooves areindicatedby the numeral 17.

a The bottom of the rack comprises a flatV:

. formed with a handle V ranged on V shaped member 18 that hasit s-outer' end, 19. Thebottom is in the nature of aslide, and when;.the balls are received in the rack, the same is arthe bed of the .table, ,in the usual mann'er and the slide is withdrawn from the 7 ,body to permit of theballsbeing properly racked onjthe, table.

f Itjis thought that tion, when taken in connection with the r w n tion andadvantages of the improvement. 7

WhatIclaimisz' 1, In combinati table, of oppositely inclined. racks arranged thereon, said racks J havlng their. confrontlng faces spacedirom gate are disposed ce'n trally-of the 'openmgs' through-the "said bracket '14 on which is- 7. designed to resta triangularrack 15 tore superimposed racks,

the foregoingjdescrip r otally secured to the connecting element will fully. set forth theconstrucg on with a pool or billiard L disposed downwardly.

each other'and the saidends openandja piv otedgatje normally closing the open confronting endsi-oitheracksl 2. An atta ceiving the playing balls therefor, comprising oppositely clined racks, each in the nature"of- :.askeleton frame havin an open top, and an open inner end, and tiesaidinnericonfronting ends of the respective racks being spaced and a gravity influencedgate. between the confronting open inner. endsof the racksclosing the ends ofsaid racks.

for normally 7 p p 3..An attachment forlpool tables to 1"eceive the playing "b'alls ,thereof comprising oppositely disposed" downwar1dly inclined racks having their outer ends elevated, means on the i said outer ends fsecuringfthe. V

racks to the table,- connected ring members.

providing the inner gends of 'the racks,"ex

tensions onthe upper ring members g curedto .thetable, rods providing the sides of the. respective racks connected to the end membersthereof, a concaved base between.

the end members of the racks disposed below i the rodsya; substantially U-shaped gate piv- In test mony-whereof I afiix my signatures 1 JAMES H. coot. 1 is i 7 chment for pool tables for re{ opposed downwardly m- I each of-;the' opposed necting'bar for saidextensions which is 

